The Upside To Overturning Internet Privacy Rules

President Trump has signed a Congressional resolution overturning Federal Communications Commission rules that would have required internet providers to get their customers’ permission before sharing personal data like browsing history with advertisers. The rules had yet to go into effect.
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Is this a bad thing?

Sure, but there is an upside.

You have already seen media reports urging everyone to start using VPNs and the like to protect their privacy from ISP predators.

What happens if VPNs come into everyday use by the average user? Aside from greater profits for VPN vendors.

Hmmm, several orders of magnitude more VPN connections than are being tracked by the usual alphabet soup agencies.

Encourage every user you know to use a VPN connection. Hell, offer them as swag at conferences.

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